<div><p>Google on Tuesday released a version of its Chrome Web browser for Macintosh computers in a challenge to Safari software Apple offers users of its machines.</p><p>"We took a hefty dose of goodness from the Windows version to build a fast, polished browser for Mac," software engineers John Grabowski and Mike Pinkerton of the Google Chrome team said in a blog post.</p><p>Late last year Google released a Chrome browser for personal computers running on Windows software made by technology rival Microsoft, which promotes its own Internet Explorer browsers.</p><p>The Macintosh version of Chrome is in "beta," or test, mode and does not yet have customization features such as allowing extension programs or bookmark management, according to the engineers.</p><p>Google on Tuesday also released a beta version of Chrome for computers running on open-source Linux operating systems.</p><p>Linux and Windows compatible versions of Chrome could be customized with features such as mini "extension" programs.</p><p>"We hope the betas for Mac, Linux and extensions were some of the things on your wish list this year," Google product manager Brian Rakowski said in a blog post.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=65040641&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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